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A! TAYERNIER. METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR PRESS DYEING. No. 263,992.

Patented Sept. 5-, 1882.

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ALPHONSE TAVERNIER, OF PARIS, FRANCE METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FORPRESS-DYEING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 263,992, datedSeptember 5, 1882.

Application filed October 12, 1881. (No model.) Patented in FranceAugust l4, 1879, No. 132,262.

- pensive a p paratus h ave been required for clouding fibrous ortextile substances in the form of bands or ribbons by dyeing, them.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved apparatus inwhich textile or fibrous substances in the form of ribbonsor slivers canbe clouded by means of dyeing in r a practical, simple, and inexpensivemanner and with a small quantity of dyeing-liquid.

The invention consists in a box provided with a central rail and sidebrackets for supporting aseries of female frames, on which the fibroussubstances in the form of ribbons or slivers are wound, which femaleframes are firmly held and pressed between a series of male frames, alsofitting in the box, all these frames being pressed together by a screw.

The invention further consists in the construction of the male andfemale frames, the latter being provided with a rubber packingstrip anda protecting-strip.

The invention also consists in the method of applying aliquid inclouding fibrous substances by winding the fibrous substances on frames,

pressing these frames between other frames, and sprinkling the liquidover all the frames.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved apparatus for clouding fibrous ortextile substances in the form of ribbons or slivers. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional elevation of the same on the line was of Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional elevation of the same on the line 3 y ofFig.1. Fig. 4 is alongitudinal elevation of one of the female frames onwhich the yarns orslivers are wound. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal elevationof one of the male frames, between which the female frames are held.

A frame, A, Fig. 5, is formed of a series of bars, B, all of the samesize and length and united by a series of transverse rods, 0, providedat one end with a rigid head, a, and having the opposite end threaded.These rods 0 pass through wooden thimbles D, interposed between the barsB, for the purpose of keeping the bars separated the desired distance.Nuts b are screwed on the threaded ends of the rods 0, and by drawingthese nuts up tightly the bars B and thimbles D will be pressed firmlyagainst each other, and a rigid frame-will be formed composed oflongitudinal bars and transverse rods surrounded by thimbles.

Frames E, Fig. 4, are formed of a series of bars, F, united bytransverse rods G, passing through thimbles H,interposed between thebars F. The bars F are united at their upper ends by a transverse bar,J, of the same thick ness as the bars F, and at their lower ends by alike transverse bar, J. A strip of rubber, K, is fastened and held onthe bar J by a strip of wood, L, of the same length and width as thisbar J, this bar L projecting from the frame E and the rubber striphanging down from the lower edge of this strip L. The thimbles D and Hare to be exactly of the same size, so that the bars B and F will beseparated .exactly the same distance-that is to say, if the frame A isplaced against the frame E, the bars B and F being parallel, these barswill coincide. The length of the bars B of the frame A must be in suchrelation to the length of the bars F of the frame E that when the upperends of the barsB rest against the lower edges of the strip L of theframe E the lowerends of the frames A and E will be flush, as Fig. 2shows. A pintle, M, projects upward from the middle of each bar J, andthe pint-1e M projects downward from the middle of each bar J. Apint-1e, N, projects upward from the mid- .dleof the upper edge of eachframe A, and a pintle, N, projects downward from the middle of thebottom edge of each frame A. If there are an uneven number of bars B inthe frame A, the piutles N and N can be attached to the middle bar, Bbut if there are an even number of bars B in the'frame A, there will notbe any middle bar B, and the pintles N N must be fastened between thetwo bars B B nearest the middle of the frame A in some suitable manner.The pintle N must be of .E (which will be designated as the female suchlength that its upper end is on a level with the upper end of the pintleM. The frames A and E are to be of the same size from end to end.

A box, 0, is provided on its bottom with an upwardly-projeetiug rail, I,having a longitudinal groove, Q, in its upper edge. Beveled bracket barsor rails It, having a horizontal projection, It, at the lower edge, areattached to the inner longitudinal sides of the box 0, the upper surfaceof the horizontal part B being on a level with the top of the rail P,and the distance between the lower ends of the bevels being exactlyequal to the length of the frames A or E from end to end, as shown inFig. 3, so that when these frames rest on the rail 1? and the horizontalparts R of the bracket-rails R the frames will be in the same positionendwise in the box 0. The rail 1 is of such size and the bracket-rails Rare so located that when the frames A and E rest on this rail P and thepart It of the bracket-rails R- the upper edges of the frames E will beflush with the upper edge of the box 0.

A follower, S, of the same size as the frames A or E is provided withtop and bottom pintles, T T, and also rests on the rail 1? and the partIt of the bracket-rails It. The end of a screw, U, passes into thefollower S and is held loosely therein, the screw U passing through anut or screw-socket, V, in the wall of the box 0, and having ahandwvheel, W, or equivalent, rigidly mounted on its outer end. Alongitudinally-slotted bar, Y, is hinged to the top of one of the sidesof the box 0, so that it can be swung over the top of the box parallelwith the screw U. The free end of the bar Y can be locked on the box bymeans of a screw, Z. A pump is used to pump the coloring-liquid from thebottom of the box and to sprinkle it over the frames. The frames arepreferably made of fir.

The operation is as follows: The combed yarn or the slivers are wound onthe frames frames) in some suitable manner, as shown at X in Fig. 3.When the yarns, threads, or slivers have been wound on the female framesE, male frames A and female frames E are alternately placed in the box0, the pintles M and N passing into the groove Q of the rail 1?, and theframes A and E resting on the rail 1? and the horizontal parts R of thebracket-rails R. The rubber strips K are interposed between the upperends of the frames A and E, and, as has been stated, the wooden strips Loverlap the upper edge of the male frames A slightly, as is shown inFig. 2. The slotted bar Y is swung down on the top of the box 0, thepintles T, M, and N passing into the slot of this bar Y. The barYisthenheld down firmly by means of the screw Z. The female frames E, onwhich the slivers, yarns, &c., are wound, must always be located betweentwo male frames A, excepting the end frame E, which can be locatedbetween one male frame and the follower S. The frames A and E are thenfirmly pressed together by means of the screw U. The hot dyeing orcoloring liquid is then sprinkled over the frames A and E. The rubberpacking-strips K and the wooden strips L prevent this dyeing or coloringliquid from flowing down between the male and female frames. Theliquidcan only pass down through the spaces between the sides of the bars B Bor F F, and collects in the bottom of the box 0. The dyeing-liquidcannot come in contact with those parts of the yarns or slivers whichare pressed firmly between two bars, B and F. The hot coloring or dyeingliquid comes in contact with and colors those parts of the yarns orslivers extending from onebar F to the next bar. Alternating colored anduncolorcd spaces or lengths are thus formed on the yarns or slivers, andif these slivers, fibers, &c., are spunthe threads formed will beclouded. If the dyeing-liquid is sprinkled over the frames, but a smallquantity of liquid is required, whereas the box 0 would have to befilled if the frames Aand E were to beimmersed. Furthermore, the framesare not stained as much as by immersing, and the material is not felted.It is essential that the coloring or dyeing liquid is sprinkled equallyover all the frames. I mordant the textile or fibrous substances inexactly the same manner in which I dye or color them to produce theclouding. After that the fibrous r textile substances are washed bysprinkling water over them or by iinmersion.. After this hot or warmwater is sprinkled over the frames for the purpose of removing thesuperfluous coloring-liquid, and finally cold water is sprinkled overthe frames to give the colored fibrous and textile substances life orfreshness. Then the slotted bar Y is raised, the frames A and E areremoved, and the clouded yarns or slivers are unwound from the frames E.After this the frames are placed in a box containing chloride of lime,and are then washed in a soda solution. The frames can then-be usedagain, and the parts that have been covered by the threads or fiberswill not be discolored. The clouded fibrous or textile substance is thenwashed in soap and soda water, which gives the color permanence and alsoremovessmall specks of color in the uncolorcd parts. Finally, the whiteor uncolorcd portions are blued by means of a small quantity ofanilineviolet.-

Having thus fully described my invention,I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters U, and the bracket-rails R,substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose setforth.

3. In an apparatus for clouding fibrous substances, the combination,with the box 0, of the frames A and E, provided with pintles M M N N,the follower S, provided with pintles T T, the grooved rail P, thebracket-rails R, and the screw U, substantially as herein shown anddescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

4. In an apparatus for clouding fibrous substances, the combination,with the box 0, of the frames A and E, provided with pintles M M N N,the follower S, provided with pintles T T, the grooved rail P, thebracket-rails R, the screw U, and the slotted bar Y, substantially asherein shown and described, andifor the purpose set forth.

5. In an apparatus for clouding fibrous sub stances, the combination,with the box 0, of the grooved track P, the beveled bracket-rails It,provided with a horizontal projection, R, the frames A and E, thefollower S, and the screw U, substantially as herein shown anddescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

6. In an apparatus for clouding fibrous substances, the frames A,constructed, substantially as herein shown and described, ot' a seriesof bars, B, separated by thimbles D, and united by rods 0.

7. In an apparatus for clouding fibrous substances, the frames E,constructed of a series of bars, F, separated by thimbles H, and unitedby rods G and cross-bars J J, the bars J being provided withpacking-strips K and wooden strips L, substantially as herein shown anddescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

8. The method,substantiallyas herein shown and described, of cloudingfibrous substances in the form of ribbons or slivers by dyeing thembefore spinning, consisting in winding the ribbons or slivers on frames,pressing these frames between other frames, and sprinkling the dyeing orcoloring liquid over the frames and fibrous material, as set forth.

9. The method, herein shown and described, of washing the fibroussubstances that have been treated with a coloring-liquid for the purpose of clouding these substances, consisting in sprinkling the waterover the frames on which the fibrous substances are wound, as set forth.a

10. The method, herein shown and described, of treating fibroussubstances with liquids, consisting in winding these substances onframes, pressing these frames between other frames, and sprinkling theliquid over all these frames and fibrous material, as set forth.

ALPHONSE TAVERN lER.

Witnesses:

LEON BERLY, JOSEPH MEYER.

